<p>Hi- I'm a 10th grader at a Virginia private day school and I'm trying to go to Phillips Exeter next year; I applied last year for late admission and was put on the waiting list, but they never had any room for late admission. This year I'm going to try again- does anybody have a guess about my chances?- Stats:
SSAT 800 verbal (99%), 800 math (99%), 743 Reading (96%), 2343 Total (99%)
GPA- 3.7 weighted (3 honors classes out of 5)
Activities - Flying, diving (scuba), ham radio, emergency response...
I don't really do any sports, which could hurt me, but I think my recommendations will be great. Also, I'm only taking 5 classes (not sure why) out of 7 or 8... I thought I had a shot last year, so now I'm a bit paranoid... Should I apply somewhere else as well?</p>
<p>The fact that they put you on a wait list is an indicator that there were things in your application that admissions liked. However, it does not guarantee admission this year, regardless of how qualified you are. They have more qualified applicants than they have spots for them. I do think admissions will look at your application carefully because you were on the wait list.
You should apply again but also apply to more schools that you love if you have your heart set on boarding school. Apply to a few schools that would be match/safety. It seems to me that any school with an acceptance rate of 30% or less is a reach for almost everyone.<br>
If you like your school now but are just intrigued by the Exeter education, then just apply to Exeter. There are other boarding schools that teach using the Harkness tables, and most boarding schools use tables for humanities courses.</p>
<p>Thats exactly it- I like my current school, but I love the idea of going to Exeter - I think if I don't get in, I will be perfectly content here. Thanks Burb :-)</p>
<p>Be sure Admissions knows that Exeter is the only school to which you are applying and that you will go there if accepted. They always like to improve their yield ( # of accepted students who enroll).</p>
<p>Your reading score is a bit low, the admissions office might be concerned about your skills in that area... Also you extre curriculars dont fit in at all with what exeter has and from what you've present on here you have nothing to give to the school. Why do you want to go to exeter? Your graders are decent but not nearly at the level of most wo are accepted... I would think again beforeapplying to a school that probably has many more qualified applicants than you.</p>
<p>rbupe, how can you say that? Pcbene has amazing SSAT scores, wonderful ECs (who do you know that does flying, diving, emergency response, and ham radio activities). What were your SSATs? Just wondering. Don't judge other people like that. Pcbene has a really good chance as a candidate at the top of the applicant pool.</p>
<p>I had a 99 on math and reading comp and ii think a 97 on the vocab my second time around. I was saying her ec arent good in regard to thm not applying to life at exeter seaing as exeter does not have nay of them.she does have a good chance at many prep schols but all i was saying is what she says doesn't amtch up with Exeter.</p>
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Your reading score is a bit low, the admissions office might be concerned about your skills in that area... Also you extre curriculars dont fit in at all with what exeter has and from what you've present on here you have nothing to give to the school. Why do you want to go to exeter? Your graders are decent but not nearly at the level of most wo are accepted... I would think again beforeapplying to a school that probably has many more qualified applicants than you.
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<p>I applied to both Andover and Exeter and got into both with "less qualified" stats than pcbene. And there's no particular "special" circumstance with me either (URM, legacy, etc.)</p>
<p>One word- starts with "t" and ends in "roll"....</p>
<p>96% SSAT in Reading is outstanding! Congratulations! Go for it and don't let anyone discourage you from following you heart.</p>
<p>I don't believe that EC's have to be an exact match to the school to which you are applying. Your EC's should demonstrate a commitment to a passion, a sincere willingness to contribute to the school community and a desire to explore new opportunities.</p>
<p>Rbupe, people who apply to these boarding schools do not have 99s across the boards. Most of them have low 90s and high 80s and still get in. We aren't talking about HYPD here - they're boarding schools.</p>
<p>I would apply to more schools. 11th grade is much harder than 10th where they take many more kids. For 11th, they are cherry picking to fill needs at the school. Many are athletes.</p>
<p>Thanks Olivia- u rock :-)</p>
<p>I did consider that 11th grade would be harder than 10th grade in terms of admissions, but then I noticed that their web site said they increase class size every year...</p>
<p>Thanks Olivia- u rock :-)</p>
<p>Aw, thanks. You too. :D</p>
<p>Olivia, I disagree. They are like applying to top colleges. The acceptance rate is higher because the group is self selected. Meaning it's not like Harvard where everyone and his brother throws in an application.</p>
<p>I know the acceptance rate is higher, because less people are applying to prep schools than to top universities, but the competition is much higher at HYPD. I'm just saying, I think that pcbene has a very, very high chance at Exeter. I'm saying you don't need perfect scores to get in.</p>
<p>Again, it's not about fewer people. It's about a higher concentration of qualified candidates.</p>
<p>Olivia, I think it's HYPS (Harvard-Yale-Princeton-Stanford). Perhaps there are two. Is the D for Dartmouth?
I would watch saying that someone has a very, very high chance at Exeter. Very few people do; the competition is just too high for anyone to have that great a chance.</p>
<p>I think that CC is just full of really qualified students. I don't think that everyone who applies to prep schools are as qualified as people here.</p>
<p>I'm sure there are tons of kids who don't want to go to boarding school but their parents are making them applying. Hopefully these are the kids that are getting rejected.</p>
<p>The boarding schools make it very clear, at least the top ones, that they only want self driven candidates. They say they can easily tell who is being parent pushed.</p>